"Unfortunately, the American people are the real losers here," Sohn said in a statement."The FCC deadlock, now over two years long, will remain so for a long time. As someone who has advocated for my entire career for affordable, accessible broadband for every American, it is ironic that the 2-2 FCC will remain sidelined at the most consequential opportunity for broadband in our lifetimes.
During her confirmation hearings, Republicans cast Sohn as an extreme partisan. She also faced resistance from industry players, including organizations like the. Conservative groups spent large sums of money campaigning against her confirmation. One organization, the Center for a Free Economy, spent $200,000 on Facebook ads opposing the nomination. Sohn pointed to those campaigns in explaining her decision.
"When I accepted his nomination over sixteen months ago, I could not have imagined that legions of cable and media industry lobbyists, their bought-and-paid-for surrogates, and dark money political groups with bottomless pockets would distort my over 30-year history as a consumer advocate into an absurd caricature of blatant lies," she said.
It's possible Democrats could have advanced Sohn to the FCC despite opposition, but the likelihood of that happening significantly diminished after Senator Joe Manchin came out against her nomination. “Especially now, the FCC must remain above the toxic partisanship that Americans are sick and tired of, and Ms. Sohn has clearly shown she is not the person to do that,” he said in a recent statement.
, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that, as of Tuesday, the Biden administration did not have news to share on a new nominee.
Because Joe Manchin would rather have an ISP lobbyist in the role. Definitely smart for the regulator to be all tied up w the industry he’s regulating, right Joe?
Thank goodness. I can't believe Dems still want to bring back net neutrality despite how well the Internet is performing in America. Connection speeds continue to increase while prices remain stable or even decrease in some cases. No one is being blocked from access by ISPs.
Partisan hack not allowed to serve 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
She belongs in a smelly cigarette stained office at Brown writing climate change papers
Deranged leftist with views that would make Stalin blush withdrew it's name.